Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels will be out for training camp due to his torn anterior cruciate ligament.
The Texans have a tough depth situation at tight end because Anthony Hill is out for camp, too.
"If I had to go to one place that’s going to be the sticking point throughout camp as we work, I’m going to have to work around at our tight end position because OD and Anthony Hill will not be participating in training camp," Texans coach Gary Kubiak said in remarks distributed by the team. "You go carrying six tight ends to get through training camp, and you got other problems at other spots. So we’ve got some work to do from that standpoint."
Daniels is regarded as being on schedule, so this isn't an unexpected development.
"Yeah, it’s been the thought all the time," Kubiak said. "He’s way ahead of schedule and he’s doing very well, but it’s been thought of all the time that if we get to camp that he would do some possible work like seven-on-seven, non-contact type stuff. But not throw him right back into full-bang, so to speak. There’s going to be some maneuvering to do. Anthony, realistically, probably won’t be ready until the beginning of the season.”
(on how he’s been impressed by RB Steve Slaton since coming back from his neck injury and how he’s looked with the weight loss) “That’s good, but the impressive thing to me has been Steve’s reaction to (RB) Arian (Foster) lining up with the first group, and his reaction to coming back from a rough year. He’s been very positive, he’s been better. I think he’ll come back and play very well. So that’s what I’ve been impressed with.”
(on how DT Amobi Okoye lost his love of the sport a little bit in his sophomore season and now he has it back ) “He did? He didn’t tell me about losing the love. You’ve got to love this game. I think players are always looking for an edge in, ‘What can I do to get better and what can I do to play better?’ Obviously, he wanted to take a look at being a little lighter, like he was in college, and we’re ok with that. He’s got a job to do inside, and if he can do it at 290 (lbs) instead of 305 (lbs) that’s fine. He’s having a good offseason and some good OTAs. Last year in camp he missed some time with his knee a little bit, but he looks a little bit better physically than I think he has.”
(on DT Amobi Okoye’s 5.5 sacks as a rookie and how he thought it was going to come that easy all the time) “That’s the first thing you find out in this business. You can be a great player and have two sacks, so you shouldn’t measure yourself just on sacks. Obviously when you have a lot, you get a lot of attention from the league. He’s always been able to rush the passer and I think we as coaches can help him. He’s doing everything he can to get better and that’s all we can ask.”
(on how the guys on the defensive line in the past have gotten the message that they need to pick it up) “Yeah, I think it’s all of us. There are a lot of expectations from everybody, and there should be. That funnels throughout the whole football team. They’re no different. When they play well, we play well.”
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May 27, 2010
12:57 PM
Gary Kubiak's one of the guys that you have to root for - an everyman - the guy literally could be called upon at any moment and perform; unfortunately, his skill set did not allow him to be a quality NFL starter as DC's that gameplanned him knew all too well his weakness - no ability to get the out past 15, or throw vertical accurately to stretch the field - that being said, a great runner of the "boot" and one heckuva a gamer...don't really see him any differently as a HC either and he's done a great job for the Texans, that being said, is this the year he HAS to produce a playoff victory for this franchise...